DASHER S MAGICAL GIFT To reproduce and use to supplement the in-class and take-home project you plan in conjunction with your trip to see the production
The main characters in Dasher s Magical Gift are: Dasher Peppermint Wiggles Wobbles Color Santa however you like!
Other characters you will meet include: ke! Sir Ralph Elf The Spirit of Christmas ELVES REINDEER Color the elves and reindeer however you like!
Scene 2 takes place outside of Santa s workshop. Here is a picture of the outside. Draw what you think it looks like inside. Outside Santa s Workshop Inside Santa s Workshop
Scene 3 begins with Pepper lost in the Frozen Forest. Draw a map to help Pepper find her way back to Santa s Workshop.
Below is a list of the people who worked on Dasher s Magical Gift. Match these people with the jobs they do. STAGEHAND Writes the script PLAYWRIGHT Coordinates stagehands, lights, sounds, and actors SET DESIGNER Changes the set and props DIRECTOR Designs all large set pieces CHOREOGRAPHER Gathers small objects actors use on stage STAGE MANAGER Bring the characters to life PROP PERSON SEAMSTRESS DANCERS Plans dance steps and teaches them to the dancers Coordinates all aspects of the production (particularly work with actors) Sews costumes Which jobs do you think you might like to do? Pick three and write them below:
Below is a list of things you can expect to find when you come to the theater. Match each with its description. LOBBY The people who hand out programs and seat the audience STAGE The open space outside the theater doors where the audience waits to go in USHERS BALCONY SPOTLIGHTS The part of the theater occupied by the audience during the performance The offstage areas to the right and left of the stage The space in the theater where the story is enacted HOUSE Lights that can be directed to light one specific area of the stage or one specific person WINGS The highest level of seating in a theater The Crouse Hinds Theater, where you will see Dasher s Magical Gift, has three levels: 1. Orchestra level (1st seating level) 2. Mezzanine level (2nd seating level) 3. Balcony (3rd seating level) Where do you think your seats will be? Circle one of the levels.
Below are four scenes from Dasher s Magical Gift. Put a 1 under the scene that happened first, a 2 under which happened second, a 3 under which happened third, and a 4 under which happened fourth. How did the characters feel at each time? Dasher flies. Pepper becomes lost in the frozen forest. The penguins look at an upside down map. The Spirit of Christmas finds Pepper.
Inside one of the packages on Santa s sleigh is the present you would like most to receive. Draw it below.
Inside another one of the packages is the present you would like most to give to someone else. Draw it below.
A Visit from St. Nicholas By Clement Clark Moore Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And mamma in her kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter s nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below, When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer, With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name; Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donder and Blitzen! To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall! Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all! As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky; So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, With the sleigh full of Toys, and St. Nicholas too. And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of each little hoof. As I drew in my head, and was turning around, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound. He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. His eyes how they twinkled! His dimples how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow; The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath; He had a broad face and a little round belly, That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly. He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself; A wink of his eye and a twist of his head, Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread; He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose; He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle, But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night.
Dear Dancers at Dance Centre North and CNY Arts, Thank you very much for Dasher s Magical Gift! I had a fun time. My favorite part was:. I laughed when:. My favorite character was:. Thank you,